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The Detroit Red Wings evened their series with the Chicago Blackhawks and the San Jose Sharks got back into their series with an OT win over the Los Angeles Kings. Cheap France Soccer Jerseys . Scott Cullen has stas and notes from Saturday nights NHL playoff action. WINGS EVEN UP WITH BLACKHAWKSThe Detroit Red Wings stormed back in Game Two of their series with the Chicago Blackhawks, winning 4-1, to earn a split of the first two games in Chicago. Detroit outshot Chicago 30-20, which was a rare occurrence this year. Chicago was held to 20 or fewer shots once all season (19 shots on goal in a 3-2 shootout win at Calgary, February 2) and was outshot by 10 on home ice, once this year (25-36 vs. Los Angeles, March 25). Any loss at home for this Blackhawks team stands out as rare, as they had three regulation losses at home all season. Red Wings LW Henrik Zetterberg was the initiator for the Detroit attack, assisting on Detroits second and fourth goals and tying for the team lead with four shots on goal. Red Wings RW Justin Abdelkader also had four shots on goal, had a team-high five hits and had the best possession numbers for Detroit in Game Two. (Strangely enough, Zetterbergs possession numbers were worst for the Wings.) The line of Abdelakader, Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen controlled play despite facing the defence tandem of Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson. At no point should the Blackhawks have expected that this series was going to be easy and, after losing decisively on home ice, that seems assured. A couple of additional Blackhawks centre notes: C Jonathan Toews was held off the scoresheet again and he has no goals and three assists in seven playoff games and C Dave Bolland, in his second game of the postseason, was minus-2 with six penalty minutes, giving him 10 penalty minutes in two games. SHARKS GET ON THE BOARD WITH OT WINSharks C Logan Couture, who missed time earlier in the game with an apparent ankle injury, scored on the power play in overtime to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 Game Three win over the Los Angeles Kings, cutting the Kings series lead to 2-1. L.A. rookie RW Tylor Toffoli scored the Kings only goal, the second straight game in which hes recorded a point and the second straight game in which hes played more than 12 minutes. Given how effective Toffoli has been, he could handle more responsibility. LW Tanner Pearson made his NHL debut for the Kings, playing a modest 5:44. Pearson had 47 points and a plus-17 rating in 64 games for Manchester of the AHL this season. Sharks C Joe Thornton had one of the assists on the game-winning goal but, along with linemates Brent Burns and T.J. Galiardi, had an outstanding game when it came to puck possession, primarily getting the best of Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Dwight King for Los Angeles. San Jose got RW Martin Havlat back from injury, after he missed the previous five games, only to lose him again after he played 4:52. It was good while it lasted. Neither team is likely too enamoured with the officiating in this series, from the Sharks outlining their disagreement Raffi Torres suspension, to the Sharks getting burned for two late power play goals in Game Two, to the Sharks getting a 5-on-3 to start overtime in Game Three, scoring shortly after the first penalty had expired. In the end, it wont much matter what the teams feel about the officiating. The Kings are leaning heavily on G Jonathan Quick and hes been great, stopping 101 of 106 shots (.953 SV%) through three games, but after San Jose outshot Los Angeles 40-27, giving the Sharks an average 9.0 shot advantage through the first three games, the Kings have to take more territorial control if they are going to close out the Sharks. Either that, or keep letting Quick stand on his head. 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TROON, Scotland -- The Latest on the British Open (all times local):---8:10 p.m.Marco Dawsons caddie has been taken to hospital after being hit on the head by a tee shot from Vijay Singh during a practice round at the British Open.The R&A, which organizes the British Open, said William Ciplinskis injuries were not serious and that he was talking and fully conscious before being transferred to hospital for overnight observation.Ciplinski was standing on the eighth green at Royal Troon when he was hit by Singhs drive from the adjacent seventh hole. He was taken to a medical center at the course and then onto a hospital in nearby Ayr.Dawson, a 52-year-old Champions Tour golfer, qualified for Royal Troon by winning the Senior British Open last year.---7:30 p.m.Jason Day was about to hit his approach to No. 18 in a practice round at Royal Troon on Tuesday when he pulled out of the shot at the top of his backswing and grabbed his ribs.A look of anguish came across his face.Was this an injury scare for the worlds top-ranked player?I just popped something, the Australian said after he finished the hole. You know, like when you crack your knuckle. But its all good.To show there were no lingering effects, Day jogged to the side of the fairway and signed autographs for waiting fans.---2 p.m.Rory McIlroy says golf needs to get tougher in its drug-testing procedures if it wants to be seen as a mainstream sport.McIlroy says the infrequent urine tests performed by golfs major governing bodies arent nearly enough to root out any doping cheats who might be looking for an edge on the course. He says blood tests must become part of the regimen to get in line with the other sports that test more rigorously.McIlroy says he knows of no illicit drug that would help a golfer in all facets of the game. He calls the threat of doping in golf pretty low.But he also says that its easy to beat the current testing program. For example, McIlroy says he could be using human growth hormone and get away with it. He believes blood testing is something that needs to happen in golf just to make sure that it is a clean sport going forward.---1:30 p.m.Rory McIlroy has taken aim at Olympic golf, saying hes not even sure hell watch it on television.McIlroy spoke Tuesday after a practice round for the British Open. He wont be playing in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, citing health concerns, and its clear hes not a big fan of the sport even being part of the games for the first time since 1904.McIlroy says hes very comfortable with his decision not to go to Rio. He also he will probably watch the Olympics, but Im not sure golf is one of the sports Ill watch.Asked which sports would get his attention, McIlroy mentioned athletics, swimming and diving. He called those sports the stuff that matters.McIlroy goes on to say he didnt become a golfer to grow the game -- one of the reasons often cited by boosters of Olympic golf as a reason to support their efforts. He says his main goal is to win major championships.---12:15 p.m.Jordan Spieth calls his withdrawal from the Olympics probably the hardest decision Ive ever had to make in my life.Spieth says hes a huge supporter of Olympic golff and playing for the United States. France World Cup Jerseys. But he says health concerns over the Zika virus led him to sit out the sports return to the games for the first time since 1904.The four top players in the world rankings are all skipping the Rio de Janeiro Games. Spieth was the last of the Big Four to make his decision, announcing it Monday after Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy withdrew from Olympic consideration.Spieth had not commented on his decision until Tuesdays scheduled news conference ahead of the British Open. He says he very much struggled with whether to play in Rio, going back and forth before finally making up his mind. He also says it will be very difficult to watch the opening ceremony on television and see other golfers competing for a gold medal.Spieth goes on to say that playing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is now one of his top priorities.---NoonMasters champion Danny Willett says hes willing to take that little bit of risk and play at the Olympics because the likelihood of contracting the Zika virus is lessening every day.Speaking a day after Jordan Spieth became the latest high-profile golfer to withdraw from the Rio de Janeiro Games, Willett says its been a tough decision but that you dont know how many times you will be in the Olympics, if it will be in the Olympics again.Golf will be played at the 2020 Tokyo Games but its future is uncertain after that.Willett says concerns over Zika could be a non-event.---11:25 a.m.The International Olympic Committee says it respects the decision by several top golfers to skip the Rio de Janeiro Games because of the Zika virus.But the IOC and its president, Thomas Bach, are also pointing to the guidelines from the World Health Organization, which has not recommended any restrictions on travel to Rio. Also, the IOC says there is much less threat of contracting mosquito-borne viruses during the winter months in South America.Bach told German news agencies that these are individual decisions taken by the players that stand in contrast to the WHO recommendations. He also says it is obvious that this does not help the attractiveness of the golf competition.Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and Jordan Spieth have all decided to sit out golfs return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.---11 a.m.The British Open has been overshadowed by the news of another big-name withdrawal from the Olympics.Two-time major champion Jordan Spieth dropped out on Monday, just before the deadline to set the 60-man field. Like others before him, he had cited concerns over the Zika virus.Spieth is expected to go into more detail during a media availability Tuesday.His decision means the top four in the world rankings are skipping the Rio de Janeiro Games. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had already announced they wont take part in golfs return to the Olympics for the first time since 1904.Masters champion Danny Willett will be going for the gold. He says the mosquito-borne virus appears to be less of a threat during the South American winter. NFL T-shirts From ChinaCheap Jerseys 2020Cheap NFL GearCheap NFL Jerseys AuthenticWholesale Jerseys 2020Cheap Jerseys 2020Cheap Jerseys ' ' '